Faculty

Cutting-Edge Topics in Cystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Clinical Exchange · 2027

The specialists who lead the programme's scientific sessions and visits, with their positions and affiliations. Session details are in the Preliminary Itinerary.

• Prof. Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh, MD

  Head, Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and CF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027Classification of CF - Inflammation and Infection in the CF Airways – The Importance of Early Intervention
  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Fertility, Pregnancy and Parenthood in CF
  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Beyond the Lungs: Extrapulmonary Manifestations in the Era of CFTR Modulator Therapy
  • Monday, March 1, 2027Staying Engaged with Hadassah and Your Fellow Delegates

• Liron Birimberg Schwartz, MD

  Head, Pediatric Chronic Disease Center, Ein KeremGastroenterology Unit and CF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027Visit to the Organoid Center
  • Sunday, February 28, 2027Optimizing Nutritional Needs in CF: Emerging Challenges and Solutions
  • Sunday, February 28, 2027Gastrointestinal Cancers in CF: Updating the Colonoscopy Screening Protocol

• Oded Breuer, MD

  Head, Pediatric Chronic Disease Center, Mount ScopusPediatric Pulmonology Unit and CF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Thursday, February 25, 2027Pediatric CF: Early Intervention and Predicting Disease Trajectory
  • Monday, March 1, 2027Aspergillus in CF: Who Should We Treat? ABPA vs. Acute and Chronic Infection

• Roee Dardik

  Physiotherapist, CF Specialist

  Programme sessions

  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Visit to the Gandel Rehabilitation Center

• Prof. Ron Elyashar, MD

  Chief, Division of Head-Neck and Reconstructive Surgery; Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

  Programme sessions

  • Sunday, February 28, 2027Medical and Surgical Treatment for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

• Ayelet Gamliel

  NPD Technician, Mount Scopus

  Programme sessions

  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Visit to the Nasal Potential Difference (NPD) Lab

• Lea Goldberger

  CEO, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Israel

  Programme sessions

  • Sunday, February 28, 2027The Supportive Role of a Patient Organization in the Quality of Life of People with CF

• Prof. Anat Hershko Klement, MD

  Head, IVF Unit, Mount Scopus

  Programme sessions

  • Thursday, February 25, 2027CF and Reproductive Medicine

• Prof. Batsheva Kerem

  Department of GeneticsAlexander Silberman Institute of Life SciencesFaculty of ScienceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  Programme sessions

  • Monday, March 1, 2027From Gene Identification to Efficient Therapies - The Special Journey of CF

• Prof. Eitan Kerem, MD

  Pediatric Pulmonology Unit and CF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Monday, March 1, 2027CF in a New Era: Emerging Therapies and Future Directions

• Prof. Vardiella Meiner, MD

  Associate Professor in Human GeneticsDepartment of Genetics and Metabolic DiseasesHadassah University Medical Center

  Programme sessions

  • Sunday, February 28, 2027Beyond CFTR: When the Genotype Does Not Tell the Whole Story

• Jesica Neuah

  Visits and Events AssociateDevelopment, Donors and Events Department

  Programme sessions

  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027The History of Hadassah Medical Center

• Prof. Ran Nir-Paz, MD

  Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

  Programme sessions

  • Sunday, February 28, 2027Bacteriophages in the Treatment of CF Infections and Bronchiectasis

• Joel Reiter, MD

  Head, Sleep Medicine ServicePediatric Pulmonology Unit and CF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027Sleep Health in CF: From Disturbances to Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027Living Longer with CF: Managing the Aging and Ventilation-Assisted Patient

• Elana Simchovitz, Bpt, Mpt

  Deputy Head Physical Therapy Department, Mount Scopus

  Programme sessions

  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Visit to the Gandel Rehabilitation Center

• Prof. Michael Wilschanski, MD

  Head, Pediatric Gastroenterology UnitCF Center

  Programme sessions

  • Wednesday, February 24, 2027Revisiting the Pancreas in CF

• Diego Wyszynski, MD, PhD

  Founder and Executive Director, Israel Clinical Exchange

  Programme sessions

  • Tuesday, February 23, 2027Epidemiology of CF in LatAm and Around the World
  • Monday, March 1, 2027Staying Engaged with Hadassah and Your Fellow Delegates